Burnley followers lashed out at goalkeeper James Trafford after Josh Brownhill’s purple card towards Crystal Palace.
The Clarets desperately wanted one thing from their showdown towards relegation rivals Palace, however their process was made all of the tougher when captain Brownhill was dismissed 10 minutes earlier than the break for bringing down Jefferson Lerma on the sting of his down field.
Burnley followers had been pointing the finger at keeper Trafford, who had performed Brownhill into bother, and supervisor Vincent Kompany for frequently choosing the England under-21 stopper. They had been fast to take to social media to air their frustration.
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“Well done Trafford, getting Brownhill sent off there, 100% your fault,” one fumed. A second raged: “Trafford should never pull a shirt on again, he truly is that bad. And the fact Kompany continues to pick him at this point is actually concerning.”
A 3rd added: “It’s beyond concerning, its criminal neglect. [back-up keeper Arijanet] Muric must be raging on that bench.”
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Another blasted: “Awful from Brownhill, stupid foul, didn’t need to make it. However, why on earth did he even have to? Trafford yet again hanging out one of our players to dry, he is absolutely woeful and he starts every week because of that 19 MILLION POUNDS he cost…”
A fifth concurred: “Absolutely ridiculous from Trafford, why would you pass to Brownhill there?” A sixth fully absolved Brownhill of blaming, posting: “Not even blaming Brownhill there. That pass from Trafford is a hospital pass.” A seventh Claret followers rued: “Trafford has just sold Brownhill down the swanny.”
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The 10 males held out for some time, however their resistance was lastly damaged when Chris Richards headed dwelling halfway by means of the second half. Jordan Ayew then made it 2-0 three minutes later.
Jean-Philippe Mateta added a 3rd from the penalty spot on 79 minutes earlier than the guests had a comfort effort dominated out by VAR.